President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called on heads of ministries/institutions and heads of regional governments to ensure that budgets allocated for the national development are used effectively. “We must be careful in managing every Rupiah of our budget. We establish a National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN), a National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN), and the Government Work […]

Medical specialists will support country’s demographic bonus, which is estimated to occur in the next 10-15 years, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. When the demographic bonus is realized, he added, Indonesia will have 68 percent population of productive age. “Nevertheless, 68 percent population of productive age would be useless if their health is poor […]

The Government is set to register residents affected by the eruption of Mount Ruang and relocate them to a safer location. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo led a limited cabinet meeting on the management of Mount Ruang eruption evacuees in Sitaro regency, North Sulawesi province, which was attended by ministers of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet at […]

During a limited meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Friday (05/03), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo delivered several directives on handling evacuees following the eruption of Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi province. The President’s directives are as follows. First, the President ordered the acceleration of the relocation of evacuees affected by the eruption. He […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (05/02) inspected great corn harvest in Sumbawa regency, West Nusa Tenggara province. After the inspection, President Jokowi underscored the importance of price stability, especially when the supply experienced a surplus. “Previously, the price was Rp 7,000. Now it is Rp4,200. It is good to maintain stability which is not easy,” […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated the Tiu Suntuk Dam, in West Sumbawa regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province, Thursday (05/02). The President believes that the infrastructure which is built with a budget allocation of Rp1.4 trillion can support agricultural productivity, raw water supply, as well as reduce flooding around West Sumbawa. “Its capacity is 60.8 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (05/02) inaugurated the implementation of the Presidential Instruction of the Republic of Indonesia (Inpres) Number 3 of 2023 on the Acceleration of the Improvement of Regional Road Connectivity or Regional Road Inpres (IJD) in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province. The President expressed hope that this infrastructure will boost logistics mobility […]

Collaboration and synergy of all stakeholders are pivotal to improve quality of education across the nation, according to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung. “The quality of education will improve if we work together to enhance our endeavor for the progress of education,” the Cabinet Secretary said in his remarks on the 2024 National Education Day on […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signed Law Number 2 of 2024 on Special Regional Province of Jakarta. The Law was established because a special regional governance is deemed necessary in order to improve people’s welfare equitably and protect human rights by still respecting Jakarta’s history, characteristics, and identity. “Jakarta holds a strategic function and role […]

Cabinet Secretariat Tuesday (04/30) held a virtual Focus Group Discussion (FGD) adopting the theme ” Strategy to Boost Ruminant Meat Production for National Meat Self-Sufficiency: Series II”. In this second series of discussions, Cabinet Secretariat sought input from academics and business stakeholders to refine policy recommendations aimed at increasing ruminant meat production. “I hope that […]